jig · Key of Am

The Kilkenny Jig

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Irish tenor banjo tab

Sheet Music for "The Kilkenny Jig"The Kilkenny JigJig0232052602460232052602002Tenor Banjo320526024602305260200Tenor Banjo032353230052505050052Tenor Banjo32353230052305260200Tenor BanjoBook: O'Neill's 740Notes:"Collected by Fielding"
ABC notation source
X:740
T:The Kilkenny Jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
B:O'Neill's 740
R:Jig
N:"Collected by Fielding"
K:Am
   (A/B/) |  cBA dB^G | AE^F ^GAB |     cBA  dB^G | ABA A2 B |
            ~cBA dB^G | AE^F ^GAB | Tc2 e dB^G | ABA A2  :|
|:   e    | g^fg agf  | g2 e edB  |     a2 e a2 e | a2 e edB |
            g^fg agf  | g2 e edB  | Tc2 e dB^G | ABA A2  :|
FAQ

Questions about The Kilkenny Jig

  • The Kilkenny Jig is in Am, in 6/8 time. On a GDAE instrument it sits in first position.

  • Moderate. 92% of the notes fall in first position, between the open string and the fifth fret, and the highest fret used is 6.

  • It is a jig, written in 6/8.

  • Yes. Tenor banjo, mandolin and octave mandola are all tuned GDAE, so the tab above is identical for all three. A bouzouki tuned GDAD needs the top string adjusting, which the converter handles.

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